2008: Earned first varsity letter after
appearing in eight games... Third on team in receiving yards
(12-199-1)... Led team in yards per reception (24.9) and finished
the last three games as the leading receiver: at Brown (5-181-1),
vs Princeton (3-35-0) and at Harvard (2-18-0)... Career best
78-yard catch and run TD to seal win at Brown. b>2007: Played on
JV team.

At St. Rita of Cascia High School: Four-year
member of football team who played three with varsity... Over 2,000
yards total offense in 2006... Completed nine of 14 passes for 225
yards and rushed for 120 in a state semifinal win over Providence
Catholic... Won Chicago Catholic League, considered among best in
the country... Illinois High School Association Class 7A State
champs with 13-1 record... Ranked No. 33 in country by
maxpreps.com... Competed in JV baseball and wrestling his freshman
and sophomore years... Gold Honor Roll... Who's Who Among American
High School Students... National Honor Society... National Society
of High School Scholars.

Personal: Peter Balsam is the son of Martin and
Loretta Balsam... Economics major... Father wrestled at Loras
College and sister, Caitlin, played volleyball at Eastern
Illinois... Former teammate (grammar school) and rival (high
school) of Yale RB Jordan Farrell... Trumbull College resident.